Finance Act, 1984

Amendment of section 11 (grounds for refusal of certificate of suitability of premises) of Betting Act, 1931.

77.Section 11 (1) of the Betting Act, 1931 , shall be amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (m):

“(mm) that—

(i) the premises are so constructed or so subdivided, or of such size, as to prevent or hinder the proper performance of any surveys, inspections or investigations that may be required to be carried out by an officer of Customs and Excise in the said premises for purposes connected with any duty for the time being payable on or in respect of bets, or

(ii) at the time of the application for the certificate, any returns that were required by regulations made by the Revenue Commissioners to be furnished by the applicant in respect of the premises for purposes connected with any such duty as aforesaid had not been so furnished, or

(iii) at the time of the application for the certificate, arrears of any such duty as aforesaid are due and owing by any person in respect of the premises, or

(iv) such security as is required by the Revenue Commissioners for the payment of any such duty as aforesaid payable by the applicant has not been furnished by him,

and that the Revenue Commissioners have so notified the Superintendent of the Garda Síochána for the district in which the premises are situate;”.